Welcome to West Meadows Weekly!
This week in school, our Wellbeing Council did a fantastic job of sharing with the whole school some of the breathing and calming techniques they had learnt in their well-being training with Compass Be. We learnt all about hot chocolate breathing and square breathing. Make sure you ask your children at home and even help them practice the techniques. We would also like to say a big thank you this week to our Community PCSO, James White, who came in this week to talk to our Year 6 and Year 2 children. He will be visiting all of our classes in the coming weeks. Next week is our last week in school before the Easter holidays and we have lots of fun events planned so please look at our diary dates carefully below.
On Wednesday 2nd April we are holding an Easter craft session for children, parents and family of Year 3 children in the hall at 2pm. This will be a chance to make some Easter crafts with your children as well as meet with Mrs Maree and Miss Hall to have an informal chat. We look forward to seeing you there.
This year we are holding an Easter bonnet and egg competition on Friday 4th April. Children across school can choose to either decorate an Easter bonnet or an egg and bring it in on the last day of term. There will be prizes awarded for the best entries in each class – we cannot wait to see your fabulous creations.
We would like to remind parents and children that they should not play on the grass, ball court or playground equipment in the morning before the bell rings. When the bell rings, children should line up ready to go into class.
We would like to remind all parents and families that we want to ensure a safe, friendly environment for all of our school community on the playground and around school. With this in mind, could we please ask all parents not to use inappropriate language on school grounds. We thank you for your support with this.
A reminder that we break up for Easter holidays on Friday 4th April and due to Monday 21st April being a Bank Holiday, we do not return to school until Tuesday 22nd April.
We would like to kindly remind all parents and visitors that smoking/vaping is strictly prohibited on school premises. The policy is in place to ensure the health and safety of all students, staff and visitors. We ask that you please refrain from smoking in or around the school grounds, including the car park and entrance areas. Your co-operation in maintaining a smoke-free environment is greatly appreciated and helps promote a positive healthy atmosphere for everyone. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Next Friday, children can come to school in non school uniform for the day and we will hold an ‘Easter disco’ for them. Children can bring 50p to buy sweets. We ‘hop’ to have lots of fun!
You can now view our School Pledge on our school website. This outlines the trips and experiences that children who attend West Meadows will have to enrich their curriculum.
Every Friday we will celebrate our children’s achievements, both in school and at home, including their attendance in school. Good attendance is vital for your child’s education and means they can make the most of all aspects of school life. We really need your support this year to raise our attendance. If you need any help or support please come and see Mrs Maree. You can see your own child’s attendance for the year and the last 4 weeks on the Arbor App. An attendance of 97% or above is considered to e good attendance.
Last Week's Attendance:
F1 AM (including 30 hrs) 98.8%
F2: 97.3%
Year 1: 98.2%
Year 2: 93.2%
Year 3: 99.3%
Year 4: 99.4%
Year 5: 93.2%
Year 6: 89.7%
Congratulations to this week's winners,
Class 4 !
Tue 1st April - Compass Be Workshop – Year 6
Wed 2nd April - Easter Assembly with Joseph Bower
Wed 2nd April - Easter Craft Session for children and parents in Year 3 (2pm)
Wed 2nd April - Year 1 Class trip to Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Fri 4th April - Easter bonnet and egg competition
Fri 4th April - Easter disco
Fri 4th April - Break up for Easter holidays
Mon 21st April - EASTER MONDAY (Bank Holiday)
Tue 22nd April - Return to school
Tue 22nd April - Compass Be Parent Workshop (1pm)
Wed 23rd April - Phonics workshop for Year 1 parents
Thur 24th April - Peer Relationship Workshops with Compass Be – Years 6 (10-11am) Year 4 (11-12pm)
Wc Mon 12th May - SATS Week for Year 6
Credits:
Created with images by Atlas - "Decorative Easter eggs as background. Space for text" • dean - "easter still life with eggs and flowers" • asaffsouza - "Spectacularunset, Amazing Clouds, Spring sunset" • dizain - "Etiquette word cloud collage, social business concept on blackboard" • gitusik - "Easter and spring decoration, catkins and eggs." • Jason - "No Smoking sign symbol on a glass surface" • NaMong Productions - "Group Easter eggs varios colored on isolated white background." • magele-picture - "Our Commitment" • tatomm - "close up of clock and calendar on the purple table background, planning for business meeting or travel planning concept"